Noice level on my mini is a by product.
Hi
Are there anyone else that have issues with noise from your mini+?
I could almost not sit next to it until I put a rubber mat under it. Then it got a lot better but it not good enough yet.
It is not any of the steppers they are super quiet and the fans are not bad until the run 100% :-). The noise is resonance in the printer body, most of it comes from the bed rods and X rods, and it is easily tested by squeezing the rods together with 2 fingers. Is there a fix for it?
I'm thinking rubber ring with iron core around the rods but not sure there is room for it..
And yes I have been over all the screws in the printer to make sure they are fastened and measured all angles. 🙂
All the best to my fellow pru-bros.
RE: Noice level on my mini is a by product.
Are you sure it is not resonance through your table or cabinet or whatever your printer is standing on? That is often the case and many cabinets act as an amplifier.
There are plenty of printable feet that use squash balls to isolate sound or even simple but effective designs like these https://www.printables.com/model/1727-anti-vibration-feet-for-prusa-mk3-and-prusa-mini and many more.
Alternatively you can make lace a paving slab under your printer. That works amazingly well.